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(1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 46% Rotten Page   1   "The fact that the apartment set seems so stagebound, there's almost no pretense of pretending we're not on a set, makes the movie quite hollow and canned."   Examiner.com   Adam Lippe C- "Finally catching the feature on Blu-ray after taking an absurdly stubborn stance of protest this summer, I have to say with all honesty, Sony Pictures Classics probably made the right choice to pull the picture away from further negative response."   DVDTalk.com   Brian Orndorf C- "Evidence that Woody Allen's return to making films in America--it's his first since 2004 ("Melinda and Melinda")--comes with the loss of his mind."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Whatever Works, a reported reworking of a 30-year-old script, is overtly old."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...a sporadically watchable yet hopelessly uneven piece of work..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "Feels like it stepped in dog doo-doo but doesn't know it."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Minor, to be sure, but Woody Allen's most unabashedly sunny movie in years."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B "Larry David's caustic, neurotic misanthropy fits with Allen's own nebbishy pessimism like onions fit in a knish."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider "A sub-Don Rickles nuisance at 5 minutes and medieval torture at 92"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce B- "Though this is lesser Allen, it contains enough laugh-out-loud moments in Woody's old vein to make it an enjoyable trifle."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "An unappealing drama about an obnoxious, cynical, and bitter old man."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "The worst thing about Woody's latest is Larry David."   Slant Magazine   Henry Stewart 6/10 "You come away from it wishing there were more laugh-out-loud moments, a little less contrivance, and more enthusiasm curbed."   DVDTown.com   James Plath 3/4 "In this return to Manhattan - and to his old tricks - Woody Allen finds a perfect representative in Larry David."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito B- "It's as if Allen took a Parisian romantic rondeley and gave it his own New York flavor...[Rachel Evan Wood is] positively endearing."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B- "Whatever Works is bound to seem familiar, but [Allen's] found a winning formula, even if this film's title suggests a less than fastidious approach to getting it right."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 2.5/4 "So long as you don't hurt anybody and adapt to a New York state of mind... "whatever works""   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 2/4 "Woody Allen has a definite formula for his comedies, and his latest shows just how worn out, tired, and outdated it's become."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina "Does little except reinforce the notion that Allen's creative well has long since run dry."   Cinematical   Nick Schager 3/5 "This crotchety comedy generates consistent laughs through its sarcastic nihilism and colourful characters"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 7/10 "Although this film will not write anything new in the Woody Allen history book there is always room for one more feel good movie."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 3/10 "The role of Boris was written for Zero Mostel, who just might have been able to pull it off. But with David instead of vulnerable humanity you get a lot of agitated monologues..."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh 1.5/4 "Preachy, nihilistic, derogatory and unfocused."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 8/10 "Larry David makes a terrific alter-ego for Woody Allen in this familiar farce, advocating a non-judgmental attitude about the diverse choices people make to find happiness."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 4/10 "Approaches the line that's ever-present in Allen's films dividing funny misanthropy from sour misanthropy, and tramples all over it."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 46% Rotten Page   1